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Today, let’s take a look at how our Support Team add Direct Access.

How to add Direct Access to an Existing VPN Deployment?

Basically, to set up a single Remote Access server, a number of planning and deployment steps are necessary.

Planning steps

First and foremost, planning is divide into two phases:

Plan the Remote Access infrastructure

Firstly, you describe the planning that is required to set up the network infrastructure before you begin the Remote Access deployment.

Usually, it includes planning for the network and server topology, certificates, Domain Name System, Active Directory and Group Policy Object  configuration.

Also, includes the Direct Access network location server.

Plan the Remote Access deployment

In this phase, you describe the planning steps that are required to prepare for the Remote Access deployment.

It includes planning for Remote Access client computers, server and client authentication requirements, and infrastructure servers.

Deployment steps

Deployment is divided into three phases:

1. Firstly, configure the Remote Access infrastructure

In this phase, you configure the network and routing, firewall settings, certificates, DNS servers, Active Directory and GPO settings, and the Direct Access network location server.

2. Then, configure Remote Access server settings

Here, you configure the Remote Access client computers, the Remote Access server, and the infrastructure servers.

3. Finally, verify the deployment

In this phase, you verify that the deployment is working as require.

Practical applications

Next, deploying a single Remote Access server provides the following:

Ease of access

Firstly, Manage client computers running Windows 8 and Windows 7 can configure as Direct Access client computers.

Then, these clients can access internal network resources through Direct Access any time they are locate on the Internet.

Client computers that are not running one of these operating systems can connect to the internal network through a VPN.

Basically, direct Access and VPN are manage in the same console and with the same set of wizards.

Ease of management

In this case, Direct Access client computers that have access to the Internet can remotely manage by remote access administrators by using Direct Access.

Usually, client computers that do not meet corporate requirements can remediate automatically by management servers.

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Conclusion

In brief, we saw how our  Support Engineers at Bob cares add Direct Access to an Existing VPN Deployment.